We who engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface hidden tension — Martin Luther King Jr.
We who engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface hidden tension — Martin Luther King Jr.
We who engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface hidden tension — Martin Luther King Jr.
We who engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface hidden tension — Martin Luther King Jr.
We who engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface hidden tension — Martin Luther King Jr.
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We who engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface hidden tension that is already alive

— Martin Luther King Jr.
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